Planetary hours
in Taraz.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:39
- 11☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:39
- 3☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:51
- 4♀︎ Venus20:51 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:37 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.